CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY (DISSOLUTION) ACT
Act · Governance
An Act that dissolves the Constituent Assembly after it completes its work on constitutional matters. It targets the assembly members and the federal government to provide legal closure.
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY (DISSOLUTION) ACT
What Is This Policy?
An Act formally dissolving the Constituent Assembly that was convened to deliberate on Nigeria's constitutional arrangements, having completed its mandate.
Who Does It Target?
Members of the dissolved Constituent Assembly Federal Government dissolving the body Nigerian public as beneficiaries of constitutional outcomes Historical archives and researchers
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Provide formal legal closure to the work of a Constituent Assembly, dissolving it after it completed its constitutional deliberations.
Key Features
Formal Dissolution: Legally dissolves the Constituent Assembly with immediate effect. Completion Certificate: Certifies that the Assembly has completed its assigned constitutional mandate. Historical Closure: Provides formal legal closure to a specific constitutional process. Archive: Work products of the Assembly are preserved in national archives.
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Spent — Assembly dissolved Coverage: Historical constitutional process Beneficiaries: Constitutional history; governance Funding: Not applicable
How to Access
Historical reference only — Assembly dissolved Application method: Access historical records through National Archives.
Important Terms
The Act is spent — it has fully accomplished its purpose Records of the Constituent Assembly's deliberations are at the National Archives Constituent Assembly products informed Nigeria's constitutional development
Official Resources
Website: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.ng Contact: National Archives of Nigeria
Legal Framework
Enacted under the legislative powers of the National Assembly or pursuant to the decree-making powers of the relevant government of the period. Operates as part of the constitutional transition history of Nigeria. The dissolution formalized the end of the Constituent Assembly's mandate within the constitutional reform process. The 1999 Constitution (as amended) is the operative constitutional instrument.